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a black, sometimes diffuse, basal patch. Transverse lines essentially 

 as in obeliscoides, but the median space is somewhat more narrowed 

 inferiorly. S. t. line distinct, pale, sinuate, and slightly dentate. 

 Ordinary spots moderate, defined, annulate, and powdered with white. 

 Orbicular ovate, oblique; reniform upright, rather narrow, kindey- 

 shaped. Clavitbrm evident, distinctly outlined, variable in size. 

 Secondaries fuscous. Beneath powdery, variable in color ; a more or 

 less distinct common line and discal spot. Head and thorax concolor- 

 ous; the collar with a distinct black line. 



Expands 32-34''^'"; 1.25-1.35 inches. 



Habitat. — Northern States to Colorado, California. 



This species has the appearance and maculatiou of obeliscoides, with- 

 out the pale costa and ordinary spots of that species; but with white 

 subcostal and median veins which render this species very evidently 

 distinct. Though widely distributed, the species is not common, and 

 I have thus far met with no record of its capture in the Southern 

 States. From California I have specimens not differing to any extent 

 from our eastern forms, and in the Sierras it seems more common than 

 in the east. In substituting divergens for versipellis as the name of this 

 species, I follow Butler in his identification of Walker's type. Walker 

 records his specimen from Nova Scotia. 



Carneades rediiuicula Morr. 



1874. Morr., Proc. Bost. Soc. N.H., xvii, 165, Agrotis (redimacuJa). 



1875. Morr., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1875, 75. Agrotis. 

 1879. Strk., Eept. Chief Eug., 1878-'79, v, 1861, Agrotis. 



Eeddish to dark fuscous brown, washed with bluish gray ; median 

 and terminal space darkest. Costal portion of basal space paler gray ; 

 basal black dash diffuse. T. a. line obsoletely marked below median 

 vein ; outwardly oblique geminate. T. p. line indistinctly marked, 

 evenly sinuate. S. t. line pale subobsolete, sinuate, most generally 

 marked only by the difference in shade between s. t. and terminal 

 spaces. Claviform marked. Ordinary spots very large, even bluish 

 gray ; well defined. Secondaries fuscous, paler toward base. Beneath 

 variable in shade, powdery, a distinct discal luuule on each wing. 

 Head and thorax concolorous ; collar inferiorly gray, followed by a 

 distinct limiting black line. 



Expands 30-33"""; 1.20-1.30 inches. 



Habitat. — Northern States east of Rocky Mountains; Canada. 



A rather small form with short, broad primaries, and very large 

 evenly gray ordinary spots. The gray so largely predominates that it 

 gives the impression of a much more even coloring than actually exists. 

 The difference of color in basal space is a distinctive feature. The in- 

 sect is not rare and yet is not very abundantly represented in collec-^ 

 tions. Mr. Strecker records it from Colorado in September, Mr. Hill 

 says July 30 in the Adiroudacks. 



